Ashes Cricket 2009 coming to the crease August 7

Follow-up to 2007's Brian Lara International Cricket to come to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and Wii as the fourth Ashes test gets under way.

It has been a busy week for Codemasters, having already announced release dates for Dirt 2 and Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising. Now, as the real-life Ashes takes place at Lords, the publisher has announced that Ashes 2009 will be released simultaneously on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and Wii on August 7.

If all else fails, strut.

Ashes 2009 is being developed for the Xbox 360 and PC by Melbourne-based Transmission Games, which was behind the less-than-well-received Brian Lara 2007 Pressure Play on the PSP. The game is promised to feature "all the drama" of the Ashes series, as well as regular test matches, one-day internationals, and 20-over games. There will be 18 stadiums from 12 countries, including The Melbourne Cricket Ground, The Gabba, and all the venues for the 2009 Ashes series. The Wii version is being developed in England by Gusto Games, the studio responsible for the 2006 and 2007 console ports of the Championship Manager series, as well as 2006’s disappointing ProStroke Golf - World Tour.

Newcomers to cricket will be pleased to find tutorial modes presented by real-life cricketing legends Sir Ian Botham and Shane Warne, who will also be providing commentary for the game alongside Ian Bishop and infamous outspoken ex-England captain Tony Greig. The 360, PS3, and PC versions of the game will feature full online multiplayer, with the Wii edition only having local multiplayer.

The game includes official licences for the Ashes name, as well as the English and Australian teams, and Codemasters has released a new video to show off the licence featuring the heroes of the recent Cardiff test, James Anderson and Monty Panesar, as well as captain Andrew Strauss and the enigmatic Kevin Pieterson. The Baggy Green end is being held up by Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, and Mitchell Johnson. Interested gamers can check out the video below or read GameSpot's latest hands-on.

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32 Comments

  • samee_ahmad

    Posted Jul 27, 2009 3:57 pm GMT

    When is this going to be released in USA??(For the Wii)Plz tell me.

  • countersnake

    Posted Jul 25, 2009 5:41 pm GMT

    guys can u clear this out for me ?? is this coming to canada ???
    there is xbox live demo available for Canada does tht mean its coming ???

  • sabbasz

    Posted Jul 23, 2009 11:10 am GMT

    i know it wont be released in NA...but i HOPE i can buy it online n can play it in Canada.....they beter make it region freee....otherwise they r missing a big demographic of cric folowers in NA

  • oldmanriver1

    Posted Jul 23, 2009 4:16 am GMT

    FadeToBlack90: Cricket is a lot more popular in Australia then in Europe (only England plays cricket at a high level) so it should sell in Australia.

  • FadeToBlack90

    Posted Jul 18, 2009 10:49 pm GMT

    I realize cricket is pretty extreme, but is this going to sell outside of Europe? I mean, where I live if its not football (american) then people don't really care.

  • Trogeton

    Posted Jul 18, 2009 4:32 pm GMT

    Woot

  • Amritt

    Posted Jul 18, 2009 3:36 am GMT

    amazing cant wait for it

  • gamerkiduri

    Posted Jul 18, 2009 3:33 am GMT

    i hope ea sports release cricket 2010, tht wud be SIKK! btw ashes suks!!!!!!!!!!! odis and tweny20s r da bst!!!

  • cockneyscouse

    Posted Jul 18, 2009 1:41 am GMT

    This is the 'top story'

  • paceybaby

    Posted Jul 18, 2009 12:54 am GMT

    the video does look slightly dodgy even on the hd, but i really hope they make it as good as the 2005 on the xbox

    the best bits about that game were the classic cricket scenarios and developing your player. they seem to have left those bits out of the last one which was a big disappointment

  • makeuser

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 11:22 pm GMT

    stuff cricket, where's the rugby?

  • OGSwIsh17

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 9:23 pm GMT

    Is this only in Europe or is this coming to the Americas also?

  • proffessor1

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 8:50 pm GMT

    Is it just me or does the player movements on that look terrible?

  • NuKkU

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 5:26 pm GMT

    ummmmmm cricket.................wow............dont know what to say lol

  • leon_trunks

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 3:35 pm GMT

    Going to get this on the PS3. Can't wait. NEED MORE CRICKET GAMES.

  • SadPSPAddict

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 1:48 pm GMT

    Looks good and I for one can't wait to try it!!
    @parhar67
    Buy it on Ebay!! PS3 isn't region locked so... I buy games out in the US but not here in the UK all the time. 2 examples recently being N+ on DS and Pangya Golf for PSP

  • Elite_Bushido

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 1:34 pm GMT

    Boring

  • Islandertj

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 11:12 am GMT

    My family lives in St.Lucia and cricket/soccer are the big sports down there. I've tried to play it before...it's actually pretty fun and I usually don't care for the baseball/cricket type games. Either way, it's nice to see other sports getting a little love from the video game industry.

  • S3XYT1M3

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 10:58 am GMT

    this game looks bad

  • sigerzx

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 9:53 am GMT

    I wish EA made a cricket game with the fifa engine, that be awesome. Codemaster cricket games usually have really bad animations so hope this one is good.

  • ThAdEa82

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 9:49 am GMT

    Doubt that this game will come to the US. No one would really buy. This is more unpopular than "soccer" over here. I don't know much about cricket but would it kill them to have uniforms of different colors?

  • parhar67

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 9:37 am GMT

    Too bad these games never come to north america i would love to try it out.

  • Kh1ndjal

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 8:44 am GMT

    i've never played a good cricket game.
    and i've played a few

  • _Target_

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 8:24 am GMT

    can we only the ashes if it is then its not good

  • polishkid99

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 8:09 am GMT

    w00t!

  • BK-Sleeper posted Jul 17, 2009 7:59 am GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    BK-Sleeper

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 7:59 am GMT (hide)

    ... Cricket?

  • mz0k

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 7:40 am GMT

    its sad that cricket games never get the visual glory that is taken for granted in a lot of games now.The mocap made the game look like a 2002 release

  • alastairf

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 7:38 am GMT

    was interested, now thinking its just an ashes promotional tool. The gameplay just looks all wrong, the players are dead still then suddenly react at super-human speed, and when they do move it looks weird and un-human, hopefully theyve been concentrating on other areas of the game.

  • ReD_FeLony

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 7:26 am GMT

    Hopefuly it's only a matter of time before codemasters realise there's 1:1 motion control, and in near future make you bat in first person view, and in the further away future, create the same thing but with graphics that dont hurt your eyes on the ps3.

  • jarvis008

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 7:07 am GMT

    I'm a big cricket fan and was thinking about buying this. That video put me right off though, it looked awful.

    I'm definitely going to be waiting until I've read a couple of reviews and played a demo before buying this.

  • mrzero1982pt2

    Posted Jul 17, 2009 6:51 am GMT

    will it come to the us?!!?!

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